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Taifun-1B

Zenit-2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 22, 1986, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 22, 1986 · 08:00 UTCLaunch 1986-080Launch no. 3,111 in the log
RocketZenit-2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC45/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 22, 1986, 08:00
Launch designation
1986-080
Mission
Taifun-1B
Flight name
Kosmos-1786
Vehicle flight ID
67041-503/6L

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
2,564 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.0 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-17861986-080ANORAD 17042Proto-Vozdhusnoy OboronyCalibration750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 6, 1988
Tselina-2 GVM1986-080BSouthern State Design Bureau———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.